What is the median rent in West Windsor Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in West Windsor Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in West Windsor Township, NJ is $2,327 (±$181) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,958 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Windsor Township, the median gross rent went from $2,090 in 2015–2019 to $2,327 in 2020–2024 (+11.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,327 (±$181)
Rented homes: 3,958 (±504)
$2,000 or more: 63.5%
Since 2015–2019: +11.3%

How much rent costs in West Windsor Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	West Windsor Township	Mercer County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	1.2% (±1.0 points)	7.8%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.6% (±6.1 points)	8.8%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	7.6% (±4.6 points)	26.4%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	18.2% (±6.9 points)	28.8%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.6% (±6.5 points)	14.5%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	17.5% (±5.9 points)	5.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	25.4% (±6.7 points)	7.9%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 25.4% of renting households.

63.5% of rented homes in West Windsor Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

West Windsor Township against Mercer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Windsor Township	Mercer County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,327 (±$181)	$1,623 (±$34)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,958 (±504)	52,951 (±1,688)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In West Windsor Township, median gross rent is higher than in Mercer County ($1,623).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Mercer County, West Windsor Township ranks 2 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 78 of 548.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in West Windsor Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$2,090 (±$97)	$2,327 (±$181)	+11.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	29.7% (±2.4 points)	34.8% (±3.7 points)	+5.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	0.6% (±0.8 points)	3.5% (±3.4 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near West Windsor Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Windsor Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
West Windsor Township	—	$2,327 (±$181)	—
Plainsboro Center	3.4 mi	$2,099 (±$154)	Not measurably different
Plainsboro Township	4.1 mi	$2,037 (±$83)	Lower
Princeton Meadows	4.6 mi	$2,010 (±$87)	Lower
Hamilton Square	4.7 mi	$2,139 (±$434)	Not measurably different
Robbinsville Center	4.9 mi	$1,824 (±$443)	Lower
Lawrence Township (Mercer County)	4.9 mi	$2,020 (±$107)	Lower
Robbinsville Township	4.9 mi	$2,076 (±$176)	Not measurably different
Mercerville	5.1 mi	$1,621 (±$101)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Plainsboro Township, NJ ($2,037), Princeton Meadows, NJ ($2,010), Robbinsville Center, NJ ($1,824).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Mercer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Princeton	$2,636 (±$281)
2	West Windsor Township	$2,327 (±$181)
3	Hopewell Township (Mercer County)	$2,128 (±$160)
4	Robbinsville Township	$2,076 (±$176)
5	Lawrence Township (Mercer County)	$2,020 (±$107)
6	Pennington Borough	$1,886 (±$186)
7	Hopewell Borough	$1,856 (±$269)
8	Ewing Township	$1,679 (±$81)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Mercer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for West Windsor Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Princeton Junction.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about West Windsor Township

What is the average rent in West Windsor Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Windsor Township is $2,327 (±$181) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in West Windsor Township?

In West Windsor Township, the median gross rent went from $2,090 in 2015–2019 to $2,327 in 2020–2024 (+11.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in West Windsor Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

63.5% of rented homes in West Windsor Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in West Windsor Township higher than in Mercer County?

In West Windsor Township, median gross rent is higher than in Mercer County ($1,623).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for West Windsor township, Mercer County, New Jersey (county subdivision:80240, in state:34 county:021).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.